Subordination
Subordination noun - A bending to the authority or control of another.
Usage example: an oligarchy requires subordination by the masses to the will of a tiny elite
Submissiveness and subordination are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Submissiveness" instead a noun "Subordination".
Submissiveness
Submissiveness noun - A readiness or willingness to yield to the wishes of others.
Subordination and submissiveness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Subordination" instead a noun "Submissiveness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- humility and subordination
- humility and submissiveness
- willingness and subordination
- willingness and submissiveness
- deference and subordination
- deference and submissiveness
- surrender and subordination
- surrender and submissiveness
- yielding and subordination
- yielding and submissiveness
- subjection and subordination
- subjection and submissiveness
- conformity and subordination
- conformity and submissiveness
How words are described
| female | female subordination | female submissiveness |
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